• DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09891.x
Corpus ID: 8203334

Melanotropic peptides: more than just ‘Barbie drugs’ and ‘sun‐tan jabs’?

@article{Langan2010MelanotropicPM,
  title={Melanotropic peptides: more than just ‘Barbie drugs’ and ‘sun‐tan jabs’?},
  author={E. Langan and Z. Nie and L. E. Rhodes},
  journal={British Journal of Dermatology},
  year={2010},
  volume={163}
}

E. Langan, Z. Nie, L. E. Rhodes

Published 2010

Medicine

British Journal of Dermatology

While ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a major cause of skin ageing and carcinogenesis, public pursuit of a novel tanning strategy circumventing the need for UVR is increasingly reported in the media and scientific press. This involves the subcutaneous self‐administration of unregulated products labelled as melanotan I and/or II, synthetic analogues of α‐melanocyte stimulating hormone (α‐MSH), as obtained via the internet, tanning salons and gyms. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory… CONTINUE READING

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